You are invited to attend "Visual Music," a piano + painting concert that introduces a unique collaboration between the Justin Dillard-Junius Paul Duo and DOE Projects / Deborah Doering. This concert is being presented by PianoForte Foundation, in partnership with the Borderbend Arts Collective and IS Productions. A reception follows the concert.

Deborah Doering received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She visualizes the zero and one moving in space as the point of departure for her projects, prints, and paintings.

Doering's work has been honored by Sotheby's International Young Art Competition and juried in two Exhibitions of American Art, by James Rondeau, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, sponsored by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Her work is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Puffin Foundation

and Chicago Artists’ Assistance Program grants have supported her work.

Deborah has attended artist residencies in the US and abroad, including Ragdale/Lake Forest and Public Art Residency, Kassel/Berlin. Her work is in US and international collections. Doering works collaboratively as “DOE Projects,” a sponsored project of FracturedAtlas.org. http://www.deborahdoering.com

Justin Dillard was born and raised on the west side of Chicago into a rich thriving musical home. He has had the honorable privilege to perform with and/or receive tutelage from (in no particular order) McCoy Tyner, Hamid Drake, Eric Lewis, Branford Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Clayton, Don Moyé, Herbie Hancock, Henry Grimes, Clark Terry and Ellis Marsalis among others. Justin has had the esteemed pleasure to work in conjunction with, record, and/or study from prominent world-renowned resident musicians in and around the Chicago area (in no particular order), such as Von Freeman,

His media accolades include features in various periodicals including The Chicago Reader, and The Chicago Sun-Times. Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune arts critic, writes: “A new generation of jazz improvisers has emerged in Chicago in recent years, but few are more promising than pianist/organist Justin Dillard. Musically, Dillard tends to be all over the keyboard, drawing upon the examples of virtuosos such as Oscar Peterson and McCoy Tyner. But there's something more to Dillard's work as well -- a quest for new ideas in music, in the manner of his AACM mentors”. Performing countless jazz festivals nationally and abroad, Justin has performed on national television (ABC) with his organ expose’ The D-O-3-0 and in a documentary produced by George Lucas Studios. Justin continues to advance his ambitions and transform his career by leading, orchestrating and creatively composing for The DOT and his vast array of ensembles all while accompanying great musicians in and around Chicago and the world. Stay tuned. http://aacmchicago.org/justin-dillard

Junius Paul has established himself as a reputable electric and acoustic bassist on the Chicago music scene. Born and raised in the Chicago area and a graduate of St. Xavier University in Chicago, his passion for music shows consistently in his playing. Junius is well established in many genres, ranging from jazz to hip-hop, house music, funk, classical and gospel, and has shared the stage with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd, Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell, Donald Harrison, Kahil El’Zabar, Hamiett Bluiett, Nona Hendryx, Chico DeBarge, Eric Roberson, KRS-One, Dee Alexander, Roy Hargrove and Corey Wilkes to name a few. He has appeared on audio and DVD recordings for many artists, including Corey Wilkes, Abstrakt Pulse, Dee Alexander, DJ Shannon Harris, the St. Luke COGIC gospel choir, Peven Everett and Kahil El'Zabar. Junius also performs internationally, notably the Southport Weekender Festival (Southport, England), the Sons d’hiver Festival (Paris, France), the Made In Chicago Series (Poznan, Poland), the

INNtone Festival (Austria), as well as festivals in Ghana, Italy, and Brazil. Junius is currently immersed in creating a new studio project, scheduled for release in early 2012. http://www.juniuspaul.com/

Justin Dillard and his trio performed at PianoForte during the inaugural Experimental Piano Series concert in November 2008. Here are some audio recordings from that concert --